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    Is The Pandemic Coming To An End At Last?
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    The media and many politicians inside the Democratic Party continue to shriek over the recent jump in the number of recorded coronavirus cases, seeking to keep the economy closed at all costs — and we mean that literally. Don’t fall for the argument. The data show that, in fact, our pandemic nightmare might well be coming to an end.

    OK, you say, Issues & Insights, how can you say such a thing with so little to back it up?

    Well, firstly, it’s not actually us saying this. It’s the Centers for Disease Control, which reported that the death rate has fallen so far it’s now roughly equal to the threshold for even qualifying as an epidemic, which isn’t as severe as a pandemic.

    “Based on death certificate data, the percentage of (total U.S.) deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza or COVID-19 (PIC) decreased from 9% during week 25 to 5.9% during week 26,” the CDC noted, adding that this was the 10th-straight week of declining deaths.

    While the “percentage is currently at the epidemic threshold,” additional data in coming weeks could change that, says the CDC.

    As a piece on the informative Just The News web site explains, “That threshold for (deaths per week for) pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 fluctuates slightly depending on the time of year, ranging from around 7% at the height of flu season to around 5% during less virulent months.”

    So the decline to 5.9% is truly great news, if the trend holds. We’ve reported this decline in COVID-19’s raw death rate before, by the way. The current CDC data compare favorably to the 5.7% average rate for the final 13 weeks of 2019.

    And yet, here are some of the headlines we’ve read in just the past couple days in the Big Media:

    “As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice ” — CNN

    “Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases, Trump’s Focus Appears To Be Elsewhere” — NPR

    “The Economy Is Not Going Back to Normal” — Slate

    “Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump’s vaccine prediction” — BBC

    “U.S. is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says” — CNN

    “How America Lost the War on Covid-19” — New York Times

    You get the idea? Not a hint of optimism, just relentless pessimism about COVID-19, politicized to the Nth degree to make Donald Trump look like a fool or sociopath.

    And this is just a handful of examples which underscore that the media, with few exceptions steeped in hatred of all things Trump, have never been more negligent in performing their basic duty to inform their readers about COVID-19. And they’ve never been more politicized or biased.

    We hope Americans remember this as the Trump-hating press continues its suicidal shift toward the far left of the political spectrum. To any serious consumer of fact-based news, our Big Media sadly have lost all credibility.

    As far as coronavirus is concerned, it’s true that total cases continue to rise. But that’s a function of vastly increased testing, not of surging actual cases, as we’ve noted before.

    It’s likely that the only real increase in cases in recent weeks has come from the largely unprotected masses of youngish people taking part in the George Floyd demonstrations, which began in late May and continued through June and into July.

    This can be seen in the fact that new cases lean more heavily now toward the young, rather than the old, a strong sign that the youth-dominated demonstrations boosted infections. Not surprisingly, the media now blame Trump for this.

    While we’re at it, we’d like to remind you that these are the same “peaceful demonstrators” who have trashed cities across the country for weeks. Just last weekend two people were killed at protests, which “progressive” Democrats supported and defended. Particularly tragic was the death of Secoreia Turner, an 8-year-old African American girl shot by anti-police demonstrators in Atlanta.

    Yet, even while encouraging riots and violent demonstrations, irresponsible Democratic politicians have ordered average Americans to remain locked down in their homes and forced many businesses to stay closed, doing massive damage to the U.S. economy.

    Why do this? COVID-19 is another tool for the left to gain social, economic and political control.

    “It was never about the virus but instead the election,” Brian C. Joondeph, a medical doctor practicing in Denver, recently wrote at the American Thinker. “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy the U.S. economy and culture if it makes Trump a one-term president.”

    As we noted, the really major development is the continued decline in deaths. The virus’ spread is still “an epidemic to be sure, but an entirely manageable one,” as the PowerLine blog described it this week. We agree.

    In the next few weeks, we’ll see whether the outbreak is truly finished. In the meantime, the political fear stampede over “soaring new coronarvirus cases” has to end. And when it does, we hope Americans call the left to account for its attempt to use a pandemic to destroy our republic.
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    How are cases reported?

    We have three levels of case definition: suspected, probable and confirmed cases. What is measured and reported by governments and international organizations?

    International organizations – namely the WHO and European CDC – report case figures submitted by national governments. Wherever possible they aim to report confirmed cases, for two key reasons:

    1. They have a higher degree of certainty because they have laboratory confirmation;

    2. They held to provide standardised comparisons between countries.

    However, international bodies can only provide figures as submitted by national governments and reporting institutions. Countries can define slightly different criteria for how cases are defined and reported. Some countries have, over the course of the outbreak, changed their reporting methodologies to also include probable cases.

    One example of this is the United States. Until 14th April the US CDC provided daily reports on the number of confirmed cases. However, as of 14th April, it now provides a single figure of cases: the sum of confirmed and probable.

    Suspected case figures are usually not reported. The European CDC notes that suspected cases should not be reported at the European level (although countries may record this information for national records) but are used to understand who should be tested for the disease.

    https://ourworldindata.org/covid-cas...cases-reported

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    The guidance is that a “presumptive” positive is coded the same as a confirmed positive or a
    diagnosis based on clinical judgment. Presumptive positive COVID-19 tests are coded as confirmed – U07.1.

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    No. Data has been, and will continue to be, irrelevant in the decision making process. But the fear will remain and the reaction to that fear will live on through generations.
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    "One example of this is the United States. Until 14th April the US CDC provided daily reports on the number of confirmed cases. However, as of 14th April, it now provides a single figure of cases: the sum of confirmed and probable."

    And, this is how the lying left, the media and CDC ratchet up the fear factor and exert power & control over the minds and emotions of a nation.
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    The pandemic will be over when the orange idiot is out of the office.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    The pandemic will be over when the orange idiot is out of the office.
    "TRUMP....TRUMP......TRUMP...."






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    This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AProudLefty View Post
    The pandemic will be over when the orange idiot is out of the office.
    A Democrat finally speaks the truth! Freudian slip, but the truth!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    Is The Pandemic Coming To An End At Last?
    I & I Editorial Board
    July 7, 2020


    The media and many politicians inside the Democratic Party continue to shriek over the recent jump in the number of recorded coronavirus cases, seeking to keep the economy closed at all costs — and we mean that literally. Don’t fall for the argument. The data show that, in fact, our pandemic nightmare might well be coming to an end.

    OK, you say, Issues & Insights, how can you say such a thing with so little to back it up?

    Well, firstly, it’s not actually us saying this. It’s the Centers for Disease Control, which reported that the death rate has fallen so far it’s now roughly equal to the threshold for even qualifying as an epidemic, which isn’t as severe as a pandemic.

    “Based on death certificate data, the percentage of (total U.S.) deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza or COVID-19 (PIC) decreased from 9% during week 25 to 5.9% during week 26,” the CDC noted, adding that this was the 10th-straight week of declining deaths.

    While the “percentage is currently at the epidemic threshold,” additional data in coming weeks could change that, says the CDC.

    As a piece on the informative Just The News web site explains, “That threshold for (deaths per week for) pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 fluctuates slightly depending on the time of year, ranging from around 7% at the height of flu season to around 5% during less virulent months.”

    So the decline to 5.9% is truly great news, if the trend holds. We’ve reported this decline in COVID-19’s raw death rate before, by the way. The current CDC data compare favorably to the 5.7% average rate for the final 13 weeks of 2019.

    And yet, here are some of the headlines we’ve read in just the past couple days in the Big Media:

    “As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice ” — CNN

    “Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases, Trump’s Focus Appears To Be Elsewhere” — NPR

    “The Economy Is Not Going Back to Normal” — Slate

    “Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump’s vaccine prediction” — BBC

    “U.S. is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says” — CNN

    “How America Lost the War on Covid-19” — New York Times

    You get the idea? Not a hint of optimism, just relentless pessimism about COVID-19, politicized to the Nth degree to make Donald Trump look like a fool or sociopath.

    And this is just a handful of examples which underscore that the media, with few exceptions steeped in hatred of all things Trump, have never been more negligent in performing their basic duty to inform their readers about COVID-19. And they’ve never been more politicized or biased.

    We hope Americans remember this as the Trump-hating press continues its suicidal shift toward the far left of the political spectrum. To any serious consumer of fact-based news, our Big Media sadly have lost all credibility.

    As far as coronavirus is concerned, it’s true that total cases continue to rise. But that’s a function of vastly increased testing, not of surging actual cases, as we’ve noted before.

    It’s likely that the only real increase in cases in recent weeks has come from the largely unprotected masses of youngish people taking part in the George Floyd demonstrations, which began in late May and continued through June and into July.

    This can be seen in the fact that new cases lean more heavily now toward the young, rather than the old, a strong sign that the youth-dominated demonstrations boosted infections. Not surprisingly, the media now blame Trump for this.

    While we’re at it, we’d like to remind you that these are the same “peaceful demonstrators” who have trashed cities across the country for weeks. Just last weekend two people were killed at protests, which “progressive” Democrats supported and defended. Particularly tragic was the death of Secoreia Turner, an 8-year-old African American girl shot by anti-police demonstrators in Atlanta.

    Yet, even while encouraging riots and violent demonstrations, irresponsible Democratic politicians have ordered average Americans to remain locked down in their homes and forced many businesses to stay closed, doing massive damage to the U.S. economy.

    Why do this? COVID-19 is another tool for the left to gain social, economic and political control.

    “It was never about the virus but instead the election,” Brian C. Joondeph, a medical doctor practicing in Denver, recently wrote at the American Thinker. “The so-called surge in cases is more fake news pushed by media cheerleaders eager to destroy the U.S. economy and culture if it makes Trump a one-term president.”

    As we noted, the really major development is the continued decline in deaths. The virus’ spread is still “an epidemic to be sure, but an entirely manageable one,” as the PowerLine blog described it this week. We agree.

    In the next few weeks, we’ll see whether the outbreak is truly finished. In the meantime, the political fear stampede over “soaring new coronarvirus cases” has to end. And when it does, we hope Americans call the left to account for its attempt to use a pandemic to destroy our republic.
    https://issuesinsights.com/2020/07/0...n-end-at-last/

    The clock is ticking on the barely epidemic COVID epidemic.

    As I’ve said before, the case numbers need to start ‘producing’ or people are going to get bored with it.

    And I guess the usual media suspects don’t consider the fact COVID barely qualifies as an epidemic—as newsworthy.

    With I could say that’s surprising.
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    Yes, the Trumptards would like to keep broadcasting Donald Trump's lies about the Democrats creating a virus Hoax as an effort to take him down.

    This thread is an example of that.

    SO OPIE DOPEY- BACK OFF OF THAT PREMISE FIRST- OR NO ONE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE FURTHER TO SAY ABOUT THE VIRUS OR ANYTHING ELSE REALLY!

    THE VIRUS IS REAL- COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED FROM RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL- AS DONALD TRUMP AND HIS CULT FOLLOWING, INCLUDING SEVERAL RED-STATE GOVERNORS ARE exclusively TO BLAME FOR THE VIRUS STILL RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL HERE ACROSS AMERICA by not adapting into the mitigation process much sooner.

    Americans are the victims of the foolish mistakes of the president, YOU TRUMPTARDS, and the red-state governors who followed Donald Trump's reckless foolishness.

    AND THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor View Post
    A Democrat finally speaks the truth! Freudian slip, but the truth!
    Yup. It's their political game for their their own amusement and the destruction of a nation, its economy, its well-being, its soul and sanity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    Yup. It's their political game for their their own amusement and the destruction of a nation, its economy, its well-being, its soul and sanity.
    America must be destroyed so that UTOPIA can spring from the ashes.
    This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    The clock is ticking on the barely epidemic COVID epidemic.

    As I’ve said before, the case numbers need to start ‘producing’ or people are going to get bored with it.

    And I guess the usual media suspects don’t consider the fact COVID barely qualifies as an epidemic—as newsworthy.

    With I could say that’s surprising.
    And, they can't even get the numbers properly reported because of the fact that since April they've combined two entire diagnoses! So many
    lemmings out there think that when cases are reported that they are all confirmed. They're believing the lie even when the ECDC exposes our hand
    in the way our CDC has decided to handle it!
    For crying out loud, most of Europe has either never ended school days or work and have resumed "normalcy" long ago.
    Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
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    Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor View Post
    A Democrat finally speaks the truth! Freudian slip, but the truth!
    LOL. Glad you agree that he needs to go!!!!

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